BREMERTON — Several hundred people turned out Friday night for a vigil to honor the 6-year-old girl found murdered several days after she disappeared from her Bremerton-area home.

Authorities say an autopsy has confirmed that a body found in the woods near the mobile home park where Jenise Wright lived was that of the little girl who vanished last weekend. Her death has been ruled a homicide.

Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer repeated a promise made earlier in the day when the little girl was formally identified.

He said while Jenise is gone, "We can and we will find justice for her."

The Wright family's pastor, Chris Byron, attended the vigil. The Kitsap Sun reports that he says the little girl's mother, Denise Wright, wanted to thank the search and law enforcement personnel who have worked on the case.

The girl's father, James Wright, issued a statement through Byron, saying that he hopes "something positive can come from this tragedy."The Associated Press

BREMERTON — A 17-year-old has been arrested in the death and sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl whose body was found near the Bremerton-area mobile home park she vanished from last weekend.

The boy, who was not immediately identified, was arrested without incident by deputies and FBI agents Saturday at his home in the same mobile home park, Kitsap County sheriff's Detective Earl Smith said at a news conference.

The state crime lab made positive confirmation of the suspect through forensic evidence.

Earlier in the week, the sheriff's office had collected DNA cheek swabs from dozens of nearby residents.

Smith said Saturday that the boy was being interviewed and will be booked with second-degree murder, manslaughter and rape in the girl's death.

The family of Jenise Wright was notified of the arrest about an hour after it took place.

A growing memorial at the entrance to the neighborhood includes silver balloons, stuffed animals, lit candles and flowers.